This statistics shows the most important issues facing Great Britain according to an opinion poll among British adults in Great Britain during June of 2017. Of the respondents, 57 percent reported they believed Britain leaving the EU (Brexit) to be the greatest issue their country was faced. National defense and security issues were a cause for concern to 41 percent of respondents, while 40 percent of respondents believed the current state of the healthcare system to be worrisome. Furthermore, issues concerning immigration and asylum policies were viewed as most important by 36 percent of respondents.
Distribution of opinion regarding the most important issues facing Great Britain in 2017
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YouGov. (June 8, 2017). Distribution of opinion regarding the most important issues facing Great Britain in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713518/survey-most-important-issues-facing-great-britain/
YouGov. "Distribution of opinion regarding the most important issues facing Great Britain in 2017." Chart. June 8, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713518/survey-most-important-issues-facing-great-britain/
YouGov. (2017). Distribution of opinion regarding the most important issues facing Great Britain in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713518/survey-most-important-issues-facing-great-britain/
YouGov. "Distribution of Opinion regarding The Most Important Issues Facing Great Britain in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713518/survey-most-important-issues-facing-great-britain/
YouGov, Distribution of opinion regarding the most important issues facing Great Britain in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713518/survey-most-important-issues-facing-great-britain/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Distribution of opinion regarding the most important issues facing Great Britain in 2017 [Graph], YouGov, June 8, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713518/survey-most-important-issues-facing-great-britain/